Sowore Accuses Celebrities of Misusing Police Against Critics

Omoyele Sowore, the former president of the African Action Congress, has accused Nigerian celebrities of employing the police to target online critics. In a statement posted on his official social media page, Sowore criticized the growing trend of using law enforcement agencies to suppress social media users' comments.

He argued that the increasing criminalization of online speech poses a significant threat to freedom of expression and democratic rights in Nigeria. Sowore expressed concern that the police are acting as private enforcers for influential individuals, using their power to silence ordinary citizens who express dissent online.

He emphasized that this trend undermines the fundamental principles of democracy and warned of the dangers it poses to the culture of free speech in the country.